Communication protocols form the bedrock of our interconnected world, yet vulnerabilities
within their implementations pose significant security threats. Recent developments have …

With a growing number of embedded devices that create, transform, and send data
autonomously at its core, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a reality in different sectors, such as …

Fuzzing has proven to be a highly effective approach to uncover software bugs over the past
decade. After AFL popularized the groundbreaking concept of lightweight coverage …

Coverage-guided fuzz testing (" fuzzing") has become mainstream and we have observed
lots of progress in this research area recently. However, it is still challenging to efficiently test …

Emulating firmware for microcontrollers is challenging due to the tight coupling between the
hardware and firmware. This has greatly impeded the application of dynamic analysis tools …

Named after the Viking King Harald Bluetooth, Bluetooth is the de facto standard for short-
range wireless communications. The introduction of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Mesh …

Closely monitoring the behavior of a software system during its execution enables
developers and analysts to observe, and ultimately understand, how it works. This kind of …

As IoT devices grow more widespread, scaling current analysis techniques to match
becomes an increasingly critical task. Part of this challenge involves not only rehosting the …

The extensive integration of embedded devices within the Internet of Things (IoT) has given
rise to significant security concerns. Various initiatives have been undertaken to bolster the …

A recent trend for assessing the security of an embedded system's firmware is rehosting, the
art of running the firmware in a virtualized environment, rather than on the original hardware …